Budget referendums and government spending: evidence from Swiss cantons
Lars P. Feld,John G. Matsusaka — Budget referendums and government spending: evidence from Swiss cantons (2003)Lars P. Feld; John G. Matsusaka · 2003 · Article · AbstractEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0832 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Initiative and referendum · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Feld and Matsusaka estimated, using a panel of Swiss cantons for 1980-1998, that mandatory referendums on new spending reduced government spending by 19% for the median canton.”
Context. Observational cantonal comparison; lower spending reflects voter control, not necessarily better policy.
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